The Week That Was…

Published 8:00 pm, Wednesday, June 19, 2002

…That's right, the Red Wings took home their third Stanley Cup in the last six years and once again Detroit is claiming to be Hockeytown.

For once I actually agree with the label because for the next year, Detroit has the Cup, therefore making it the center of attention.

It was a great win for both the team and more importantly the city and state.

Now the question is will it be the last championship for one of the NHL's best franchises?

No way.

The Wings are like the Yankees of hockey, they don't rebuild, they reload.

They may have to reload without the help of goalie Dominik Hasek, however. It looks like Hasek may be riding into the sun set with his first Cup. Some fans say the Dominator owes Detroit another year.

I say he came here and did what everyone expected him to do and now he wants to call it a career. Who can blame him? As for some of the other aging stars, it looks like most of them will be back and ready to defend the Cup.

Scotty's swan song…

…Right after the final game was done, Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman announced this would be his last skate on the ice.

The championship is a record ninth for the Bowman, 68.

He has flirted with the idea of retirement for years, but it seems he wanted to go out on top. Bowman has to be mentioned as not only the NHL's best coach, but as one of the greatest coaches in sports history.

His record speaks for itself. Where ever he coached he won.

Sure he will be missed, but he will be remembered forever as a Red Wing and that's what matters the most.

Halfway home…

…Tiger Woods is at it again.

This time, he won the U.S. Open at one of the toughest courses in history in Bethpage Black.

It was the first time in history the Open has ever been played at a truly public course, although it didn't play like any public course I've ever seen.

Woods won the event with a three under score and was the only player under par. He made sure everyone knew they would be chasing him, as he was a wire-to-wire leader.

Winning the Open means Woods is two majors away from completing the true Grand Slam. He completed the Tiger Slam last year with his win at the Masters, but now he is looking to silence the critics.

Every time Tiger takes the course I watch. Am I a Tiger fan, absolutely, but more importantly, I like to watch history in the making.

Woods is the same age as me at 26 so he gives my generation someone to follow.

Already he has eight majors and if he completes the slam with wins at the British Open and PGA he would be more than halfway to Jack Nicklaus.

There's no limit to what he can do on a golf course and he proved it once again.

On a Open side-note, message to Sergio Garcia - JUST SHOOT THE BALL.

Garcia may be one of the best talents in the game, but his regripping has gone too far. I counted about 28 regrips at one point on one shot.

World Cup Fever…

…Is sweeping the nation.

Well maybe not, but the U.S. team did make the quarters at the World Cup.

Literally, dozens and dozens of Americans are wrapped up in the frenzy.

They tell me it's a big deal.

I guess, but it seems no one in these parts really seems to care all that much.